Pakistan pledges support to prevent Middle East escalation

Pakistan will support "all efforts to prevent a war in the Middle East," the Foreign Ministry stated on Friday, amid growing concerns of a broader conflict involving Israel and Iran.

Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch made the remarks during a media briefing but did not disclose whether Pakistan has engaged in discussions with Washington on the matter.

Meanwhile, the US has been intensifying its diplomatic efforts, urging nations to convey to Iran that further escalation in the Middle East is not in their interest, according to the State Department.